Dig straight down through Saint Barthelemy 🇧🇱 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Indian Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Australia 🇦🇺. Below are Saint Barthelemy's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Population | about 10,000 |
|---|---|
| Area | 24 km² (9 sq mi) |
| Region | Caribbean, North America |
| Economy | Developed region: nonG7 |
| Income group | High income: OECD |
| Official name | Saint-Barthélemy |
| Also written | San Bartolomé (es) · Saint-Barthélemy (fr) · 圣巴泰勒米 (zh) · سان بارتيلمي (ar) · Сен-Бартелеми (ru) · サン・バルテルミー島 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Saint Barthelemy, that point sits at 17.9036° S, 117.1628° E. The nearest coast is Australia 🇦🇺, roughly 296 km (184 miles) north.
The closest settlement of any size is Port Hedland, Australia, about 308 km (191 miles) from the point.
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